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kerry is landing there in an hour and entering a diplomatic hornet's net. what do we know on his agenda today? >> reporter: good morning, thomas. the secretary of state will land here into a very foggy and drizzle be kiev about an hour and a half from now. primarily as a show of support for ukraine's interim government. he'll be meeting government leaders. he also will be going to parliament here. at which protesters have already been gathering and urging the government and john kerry to take a tough line against moscow. we are probably going to hear tough words. certainly there will be some pretty combative recognize r ii john contrary. the ukrainians are keen to see what he can put on the table and what support there might be for an economy here which is in free-fall. his visit, of course, coinciding with the visit from the imf looking at ways to rescue the beleaguered economy. certainly they will be looking to see what sort of firm spo support, what measures kerry can put behind the strong words we have seen so far. >> nbc news ian williams, thanks so mu
kerry is landing there in an hour and entering a diplomatic hornet's net. what do we know on his agenda today? >> reporter: good morning, thomas. the secretary of state will land here into a very foggy and drizzle be kiev about an hour and a half from now. primarily as a show of support for ukraine's interim government. he'll be meeting government leaders. he also will be going to parliament here. at which protesters have already been gathering and urging the government and john kerry to...
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i'm now joined by secretary of state john kerry. mr. secretary, welcome back to "meet the press." >> glad to be with you. thank you. >> for the past ten days, the administration officials and the president himself have basically said to russia don't do this or else. here just friday, the president laying it out when he spoke to vladimir putin. >> the united states will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military intervention in ukraine. >> now, you've called this an invasion. so what are the costs? >> well, we're now discussing all of the options. this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st century and there's no way to start with that if russia persists in this that the g-8 countries are going to assemble in sochi. that's a starter. but there's much more than that. russia has major investment and trade needs and desires. i think there's a unified view by all of the foreign ministers i talked with yeste
i'm now joined by secretary of state john kerry. mr. secretary, welcome back to "meet the press." >> glad to be with you. thank you. >> for the past ten days, the administration officials and the president himself have basically said to russia don't do this or else. here just friday, the president laying it out when he spoke to vladimir putin. >> the united states will stand with the international community in affirming that there will be costs for any military...
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not what secretary of state john kerry is saying. and the u.s. and europe, one very basic thing the u.s. can do, start providing more energy to europe. europe depends on russian gas. putin is banking on that, that europe won't act in this situation. we could start in the long term changing that energy balance. getting more american gas to europe. >> mr. ambassador, where can the west find leverage over russia? the u.s. needs to work with them. it's not an isolated incident. we have syria we have iran. david is just talking about the major economic and energy ties there with europe. so where does the leverage come from? >> i think we should not overstate the problems of pushing back very hard against the russians. the russians, yes, they are trying to be somewhat helpful in our conversations with iran. and we need them to do something on syria, but they've not been key to either of these. certainly not on the iran side. we can deal with the iran negotiations on nuclear, without the russians. so i don't think we should be constrained by other issue
not what secretary of state john kerry is saying. and the u.s. and europe, one very basic thing the u.s. can do, start providing more energy to europe. europe depends on russian gas. putin is banking on that, that europe won't act in this situation. we could start in the long term changing that energy balance. getting more american gas to europe. >> mr. ambassador, where can the west find leverage over russia? the u.s. needs to work with them. it's not an isolated incident. we have syria...
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kerry is in ukraine's capital of kiev. the secretary also visited independence square, which had been the center of protests and where a huge memorial has now been erected to those killed before president yanukovych was ousted. we'll bring you secretary kerry's remarks live when he starts.
kerry is in ukraine's capital of kiev. the secretary also visited independence square, which had been the center of protests and where a huge memorial has now been erected to those killed before president yanukovych was ousted. we'll bring you secretary kerry's remarks live when he starts.
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secretary of state john kerry will travel to ukraine on tuesday, visiting the country's interim leaders to show support during they crisis with russia. earlier in the day, kerry warned of consequences for vladimir putin's government. >>> and a winter storm is moving east. parts of indiana has been hit with snow causing flights to be canceled and delayed. back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. courtrooms are known for maintaining order, but sometimes the proceedings are disrupted in dramatic fashion. in our next two stories, a defendant angrily disagrees with a judge, and a man erupts with outrage toward his sister's killer. >> [ bleep ] y'all! let me go! no! let me -- let me -- let me go. >> a defendant goes wild in competency court. and the entire scene is caught on courtroom surveillance cameras. >> in all my years on the bench, i haven't had to use the panic button before, but i pressed it on that day. >> let me go! >> latasha williams. >> march 22nd, 2011. las vegas, nevada. judge jackie glass, a veteran in the 8th judicial district
secretary of state john kerry will travel to ukraine on tuesday, visiting the country's interim leaders to show support during they crisis with russia. earlier in the day, kerry warned of consequences for vladimir putin's government. >>> and a winter storm is moving east. parts of indiana has been hit with snow causing flights to be canceled and delayed. back to "caught on camera." >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. courtrooms are...
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i think secretary kerry did a good job today, it appears, in his visit to ukraine. the house majority leader, eric cantor, has actually supported the administration and i think that's appropriate because right now we need a strong secretary of state, we need a strong president, and it's appropriate to back president obama when he's trying to negotiate with vladimir putin. >> i want to go back just for one second. in the case of benghazi, the people who did that are being investigated. when you talk about what is happening in russia, this is in russia's sphere of influence, they have done something and now we have not only consequences, bipartisan consequences coming together. meaning we're not going to invade, go to war with russia over what they're doing in crimea, but there is a package of sanctions, economic assistance going to ukraine, talk about potential sanctions. we are negotiating what to do. what is it the gop wants done? >> i think the response to ukraine, it's been a little bit tardy but it's basically reassuring. there are all kinds of other problems he
i think secretary kerry did a good job today, it appears, in his visit to ukraine. the house majority leader, eric cantor, has actually supported the administration and i think that's appropriate because right now we need a strong secretary of state, we need a strong president, and it's appropriate to back president obama when he's trying to negotiate with vladimir putin. >> i want to go back just for one second. in the case of benghazi, the people who did that are being investigated....
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. >> on sunday morning, secretary of state john kerry was on the talk show circuit warning putin he had gone too far. >> this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. the president is currently considering all options. they're all on the table. >> republicans, meanwhile, wasted no time in using the crisis to take pot shots at the president. >> we have a weakened, indecisive president. president obama needs had to something. >> the international community struggled over how to respond. >> they have been meeting at the brussels headquarters but with no credible military response available, there were just warnings. >> angela merkel spoke to putin sunday and told president obama she was unsure if the russian president was in touch with reality. germany, the u.s. and the other g-7 nations issued a scathing statement that night, stating that russia was committing a clear violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine. meanwhile on the ground in crimea tensions only grew. >> behind the gate, the ukrainian troops are dressed for combat b
. >> on sunday morning, secretary of state john kerry was on the talk show circuit warning putin he had gone too far. >> this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. the president is currently considering all options. they're all on the table. >> republicans, meanwhile, wasted no time in using the crisis to take pot shots at the president. >> we have a weakened, indecisive president. president obama needs had to something. >>...
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i think kerry is looking good. >> yeah, i mean, kerry is really -- i think history will judge him as a strong and effective secretary of state. the man is indefatigable. in the middle of all this, he's also trying to make peace in the middle east and handle a bunch of other krecrises. >> by the way, have you noticed a very observant jewish guy with a beard and a black hat who always seems to be ten feet from kerry? i'm dead serious point, i get a feeling the kiev government wants to think they're anti-sumettic and not fashionest. he's been within ten feet of him. >> there's a history there. they have to make sure that people have that impression. >> there he is on the right. i don't want to -- there's nothing more serious in the last century than that issue of the holocaust, but it is interesting, they don't want to be nailed. >> no, they don't. so smart of kerry, though, to take that walk through -- >> there he is again. >> -- through kiev and demonstrate the lie that putin is telling about how this chaos in the streets of kiev. there is not, in fact. >> peggy nunen gave a great tri
i think kerry is looking good. >> yeah, i mean, kerry is really -- i think history will judge him as a strong and effective secretary of state. the man is indefatigable. in the middle of all this, he's also trying to make peace in the middle east and handle a bunch of other krecrises. >> by the way, have you noticed a very observant jewish guy with a beard and a black hat who always seems to be ten feet from kerry? i'm dead serious point, i get a feeling the kiev government wants to...
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kerry was hoping he could broker a meeting between the russian foreign minister and the new ukrainian foreign minister, but the russian foreign minister would have known none of it and claimed to the press that he had no idea that the ukrainian foreign minister was there. secretary kerry sounded optimistic after his discussions today. >> i don't think any of us had the anticipation coming here at this moment of heightened confrontation that we were suddenly going to resolve that here this afternoon, i think today was very constructive. without promising something that is not defined yet, without raising hopes that are inappropriate to raise. i want to be realistic. this is hard, tough stuff e and a very serious moment. but i would rather be where we are today than where we were yesterday. >> joining me now, the former ambassador to ukrain under both george w. bush and president obama. and steven cohn, professor of slavic studies. the fact that russia is denying these are his troops there and that their uniforms are unmarked, is there possibly something hopeful in that, in that since t
kerry was hoping he could broker a meeting between the russian foreign minister and the new ukrainian foreign minister, but the russian foreign minister would have known none of it and claimed to the press that he had no idea that the ukrainian foreign minister was there. secretary kerry sounded optimistic after his discussions today. >> i don't think any of us had the anticipation coming here at this moment of heightened confrontation that we were suddenly going to resolve that here this...
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if he had won that, he would have been president kerry. that we are talking about an increasingly polarized country in some ways. well, there are only four states in the last presidential election that were decided within less than five points, presidentially. and they were ohio and florida and virginia and north carolina. and we talked about religious freedom in the last segment. this is targeting black churches. we talked about how there's a religious left as well as a religious right, so they talk about religion and then they're actually trying to make it hard for soles to go to the polls. >> let me play devil's advocate. i mean, certainly, when you talk to what the republicans in the state are saying is, instead of having counties and having a bunch of different rules that are happening, it's going to be statewide. and certainly, this is going to impact 2014, but also 2016. i mean, that's the really, i imagine for you guys, one of your biggest issues, right? >> we know why it's happening. >> and the trifecta is, if the republicans hold
if he had won that, he would have been president kerry. that we are talking about an increasingly polarized country in some ways. well, there are only four states in the last presidential election that were decided within less than five points, presidentially. and they were ohio and florida and virginia and north carolina. and we talked about religious freedom in the last segment. this is targeting black churches. we talked about how there's a religious left as well as a religious right, so...
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i'm a big fan of kerry's efforts -- >> he doesn't have kind words for obama, but he really praised kerry today. he's carrying this ball up a very steep hill. the chances are slim. that's the safe thing to say. it's probably also the accurate thing to say. but kerry is probably going to get his framework agreement and that means all of the issues then -- >> pretend you're perez, you're going to believe, right? >> he's an optimist. >> just to get to the politics, a lot of people in this country are thinking why is there a problem here? the territories will be roughly figured out. >> everybody knows what it looks like. >> figure out something about east jerusalem somehow -- i said east germany. >> that's been solved. >> but try to figure it out somehow. is there a dream in the hearts of the moderate that some day there -- somehow the demographics will change and at some point it won't be a jewish state? >> that's what a lot of people keep in their minds. president obama's credit, he says the demographics aren't for you. if you want a haven for jewish people after 2,000 years of unhappiness
i'm a big fan of kerry's efforts -- >> he doesn't have kind words for obama, but he really praised kerry today. he's carrying this ball up a very steep hill. the chances are slim. that's the safe thing to say. it's probably also the accurate thing to say. but kerry is probably going to get his framework agreement and that means all of the issues then -- >> pretend you're perez, you're going to believe, right? >> he's an optimist. >> just to get to the politics, a lot of...
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secretary john kerry is being sent to kiev tomorrow. >> this is an act of aggression that has completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st century. russia is playing a very duplicitous game and very dangerous game. >> this is a photo the white house released of president obama and vladimir putin on the phone saturday, for what's been described as a tense 90 minutes. the day before the president warned that there will be consequences for the aggression, but what cost? republicans are skeptical. >> every time the president goes on national television and threatens putin or anyone like putin, everybody's eyes roll, including mine. we have a weak and indecisive president that invites aggression. >> i think putin is playing chess and i think we're playing marbles, and i don't think it's even close. if you look at the nuclear negotiations, we got our fannies handed to us. >> so much to talk about, let's bring in david rode and mark ginsburg. gentlemen, good morning. i'm sure you heard this called the biggest foreign challenge of the obama preside
secretary john kerry is being sent to kiev tomorrow. >> this is an act of aggression that has completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st century. russia is playing a very duplicitous game and very dangerous game. >> this is a photo the white house released of president obama and vladimir putin on the phone saturday, for what's been described as a tense 90 minutes. the day before the president warned that there will be consequences...
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with secretary of state john kerry in kiev today to discuss certainly ways to end the crisis, there's emerging now moscow's end game. it's becoming much clearer. according to senior russian officials only way out of there. ousting yanukovych and returning to the february 21st agreement which calls for new elections by december. the problem, betty, kiev and washington both say that plan has been way overtaken by events. back to you. >> reporter: jim, we will be watching. thank you very much for that update. >>> later today in washington, president obama will unveil his 2015 budget proposal. $1 trillion plan expected to call for an end of era of austerity. he will ask for job training and early childhood education and other programs aimed at jolting the middle class. mr. obama also wants to expand the earned income tax credit. one of the most popular credits for the working poor but a short shelf life. republicans are voicing already their disagreements with many issues. house speaker john boehner says these early details prove the president was never serious in addressing the nation's
with secretary of state john kerry in kiev today to discuss certainly ways to end the crisis, there's emerging now moscow's end game. it's becoming much clearer. according to senior russian officials only way out of there. ousting yanukovych and returning to the february 21st agreement which calls for new elections by december. the problem, betty, kiev and washington both say that plan has been way overtaken by events. back to you. >> reporter: jim, we will be watching. thank you very...
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secretary of state john kerry said that in a slightly different way this morning. let's take a listen. >> it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st century. it's a 19th century act in the 21st century. you just don't in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped up pretexts. >> okay. so a real contrast there. 21st century, 19th century. >> 19th century is good, but i would go for the 20th. i would kind of go that far back. it certainly is -- putin certainly is -- in some ways putin is using that playbook. he does use this playbook. i think the problem with this -- it was an entirely different balance of power and all these paradigms of geopolitics were very different. imagine that 60 years from now we are still using this same paradigm of greatness, the same playbook. that is where the danger is. we haven't evolved. that is really a big, big problem for the world and russia in the long run. >> you know, lawrence, final question to you. to this point, i was working for president clinton at the time when it w
secretary of state john kerry said that in a slightly different way this morning. let's take a listen. >> it's really 19th century behavior in the 21st century. it's a 19th century act in the 21st century. you just don't in the 21st century behave in 19th century fashion by invading another country on completely trumped up pretexts. >> okay. so a real contrast there. 21st century, 19th century. >> 19th century is good, but i would go for the 20th. i would kind of go that far...
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we'll have a live report from nbc's bill neely in crimea and mike mcfall, as secretary of state john kerry heads to kiev tonight. >> the fact is he's going to lose on the international stage. russia is going to lose and russian people are going to lose, he's going to lose all of the glow that came out of the olympics, his $60 billion extravaganza. not going to have a sochi g8 and may not remain in the g-8 if this continues. >> snow more. 17 days until spring as another winter storm slams the east coast after icing over the midwest and south. we'll have the latest as we dig ourselves out right here in d.c. >> the problems will linger on the roads but should we taper off in the early afternoon in terms of the snow, that will give road crews a big head start on what is going to be a deep freeze tonight. near record setting lows here in washington, d.c. >> and the oscar goes to -- between the all-star selfies and pizza break, it belonged on lifetime performances on films that captured the human spirit. >> when i look down at the golden statue, may it remind me and every little child, no matter
we'll have a live report from nbc's bill neely in crimea and mike mcfall, as secretary of state john kerry heads to kiev tonight. >> the fact is he's going to lose on the international stage. russia is going to lose and russian people are going to lose, he's going to lose all of the glow that came out of the olympics, his $60 billion extravaganza. not going to have a sochi g8 and may not remain in the g-8 if this continues. >> snow more. 17 days until spring as another winter storm...
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will secretary kerry's visit help? and hillary clinton goes after putin with a nazi germany comparison. does that enhance her poll numbers? >>> and john travolta's mea culpa. >>> good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it's wednesday, march 5th. welcome to "way too early," trying to limit its flubs to one syllable. it depends on where you put the emphasis on the syllable. meeting with his russian counterpart to talk through mounting tensions through ukraine. secretary kerry visited kiev, bringing with him prayers for slain protesters and $1 billion aid package, paid tribute to the fallen on the street. claiming no russian soldiers were occupying crimea. >> he denied that there were any russian troops in crimea, occupying crimea. >> he really denied there were troops in crimea? >> yes, he did. >> i think that it is clear that russia has been working hard to create a pretext for being able to invade further. >> trying to give putin room to save face and back off. >> there is a strong belief that russia's action is violating in
will secretary kerry's visit help? and hillary clinton goes after putin with a nazi germany comparison. does that enhance her poll numbers? >>> and john travolta's mea culpa. >>> good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it's wednesday, march 5th. welcome to "way too early," trying to limit its flubs to one syllable. it depends on where you put the emphasis on the syllable. meeting with his russian counterpart to talk through mounting tensions through ukraine. secretary...
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kremlin says it will continue to respect the sovereignty of its neighbors, secretary of state john kerry made a call for peace on all sides and of course, on wednesday, russian president, vladimir putin, ordered a surprise military exercise on the border of the ukraine with 150,000 russian troops. the russian flag was planted on top of crimea's parliament building. militants took control of the government's building there and pro-russian demonstrators filled the streets. joining me now kristen welker of nbc news. great to have you with us tonight. what can we expect the president to talk about, kristen? >> ed, i think you're going to hear stern words from president obama to give you a sense of what we have been hearing from this administration all week. white house press secretary jay carney, national security adviser susan rice have all said it would be a grave mistake for russia to intervene in ukraine. u.s. official at this hour essentially confirming that is what happened, uniformed russian officers, a hybrid of military and paramilitary are still flying into a region in crimea. the
kremlin says it will continue to respect the sovereignty of its neighbors, secretary of state john kerry made a call for peace on all sides and of course, on wednesday, russian president, vladimir putin, ordered a surprise military exercise on the border of the ukraine with 150,000 russian troops. the russian flag was planted on top of crimea's parliament building. militants took control of the government's building there and pro-russian demonstrators filled the streets. joining me now kristen...
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and secretary of state john kerry is going with the diplomatic issues trying to get both to the table. moscow is refusing to recognize the leadership in kiev and insisting the armed groups are there for self-defense. a u.n. envoy was threatened in crimea and told to leave. they're now stepping up training for poland's air force, sending a half dozen fighter jets. hillary clinton discussed comments, comparing the move to the nazis before world war ii. >> what i said yesterday is that the claims by president putin and other russians that they had to go into crimea and maybe further into eastern ukraine because they had to protect the russian minorities. and that is reminiscent of claims that were made back in the 1930s. >> and finally, an anchor on the u.s. network r.t., or russia today quit her job on air accusing the kremlin-funded station of whitewashing president putin's actions. >>> and many americans are fed up with washington politics, in a hearing on the irs targeting of conservative and tea party groups, daryl issa began by grilling irs official lois learner. for 11 minutes, an
and secretary of state john kerry is going with the diplomatic issues trying to get both to the table. moscow is refusing to recognize the leadership in kiev and insisting the armed groups are there for self-defense. a u.n. envoy was threatened in crimea and told to leave. they're now stepping up training for poland's air force, sending a half dozen fighter jets. hillary clinton discussed comments, comparing the move to the nazis before world war ii. >> what i said yesterday is that the...
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secretary of state john kerry is on his way tonight to ukraine. he's on his way to kiev. tonight president obama has been holding high-level meetings with his national security team on the issue. earlier today reports surfaced that russia's black sea fleet commander, based in crimea, issued an ultimatum to the ukrainian military in crimea, threatening a full-on assault if they didn't surrender or change allegiances by 5:00 a.m. local time. the russians are denying that this threat happened in crimea, but local reporters at the scene say they did hear these threats on the loudspeakers from a russian ship. she say it was real if you heard it in real time. well, despite the russian denials, if that threat was real, and if the russians are planning on following through with it, i should note that the deadline of 5:00 a.m. local time that was issued by loudspeaker on that ship today, that would be right now, 10:00 p.m. eastern time here in the united states. all eyes on the black sea. watch this space.secretary of ss on his way to ukraine as the u.s. ratcheted up the priessure
secretary of state john kerry is on his way tonight to ukraine. he's on his way to kiev. tonight president obama has been holding high-level meetings with his national security team on the issue. earlier today reports surfaced that russia's black sea fleet commander, based in crimea, issued an ultimatum to the ukrainian military in crimea, threatening a full-on assault if they didn't surrender or change allegiances by 5:00 a.m. local time. the russians are denying that this threat happened in...
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kerry med with sergey lavrov. afterwards, he spoke of hope for de-escalation of tension. >> russia made a choice. and we have clearly stated that we believe it is the wrong choice, that is the choice to move troops into crimea. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation. and we are committed to working with russia. and together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to de-escalation. the united states is ready to work with all parties to make that happen and to make it happen as soon as possible. >> russian president vladimir putin has also spoken to angela merkel today. if diplomacy fails, the u.s. and its allies could put in sanctions against russia in a matter of days. howard fineman and michael mcfall. he's now a fellow at the hoover institution and an msnbc analyst. mr. ambassador, it's great to have you. give us your sense of the limits of this crisis. is there a sense in your mind right now based on your experience that vladimir putin ha
kerry med with sergey lavrov. afterwards, he spoke of hope for de-escalation of tension. >> russia made a choice. and we have clearly stated that we believe it is the wrong choice, that is the choice to move troops into crimea. russia can now choose to de-escalate this situation. and we are committed to working with russia. and together with our friends and allies in an effort to provide a way for this entire situation to find the road to de-escalation. the united states is ready to work...
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russia in the east and eu and united states on the west and john kerry and lavrov have had a second day of discussing this issue on the phone and they have reached certain agreements, although, one thing they are both saying in common is that they do not want ukraine to split. that's what the new government in ukraine in kiev is saying as well. people here in crimea and 3/4 of the people here, ethnic russians speaking russian, a lot of them are now saying, you know what, there's a referendum in may about what we do. we would like to secede from ukraine now. we want to be with russia. >> bill neely, thank you so much. we appreciate it. >>> joining me now adam schiff, thank you for being here. we appreciate it. >> you bet. >> let's pick up on that point, russia denying involvement in that airport raid. do you believe russia? >> well, russia may not have been directly involved in the sense of sending russian troops to the airport, but that doesn't mean play being a role subross is a, they have a lot of levers at play to use in the ukraine. it is certainly through its contacts there get ukr
russia in the east and eu and united states on the west and john kerry and lavrov have had a second day of discussing this issue on the phone and they have reached certain agreements, although, one thing they are both saying in common is that they do not want ukraine to split. that's what the new government in ukraine in kiev is saying as well. people here in crimea and 3/4 of the people here, ethnic russians speaking russian, a lot of them are now saying, you know what, there's a referendum in...
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america's new darling, kerry washington, also presenting tonight. chris, how have the roles of black actors changed over the decades? >> yeah, i think it's incredible to think that 75 years ago hatty mcdaniel won this award. she was playing a servant in "gone with the wind." and we have a plethora, so much depth now. "the butler," "12 years a slave." a lot of it comes down to who's behind the scenes, who's writing these films, who's producing these films and in charge of telling these stories. lupita is a great example. she's a new actress. she's nominated in the same category that hatty mcdaniel was nominated in 75 years ago. she'll go on and probably have a lot of great film roles because there's so many great films in the black community right now. >> chris, nine films up for best picture. who takes it? >> i think it's a race between "gravity" and "12 years a slave." too close to call. >> i think "12 years a slave." >> either or? >> yeah. >> i think "gravity" has the slight edge. >> joe on the floor here saw "gravity" and was not a fan. >> oh, no
america's new darling, kerry washington, also presenting tonight. chris, how have the roles of black actors changed over the decades? >> yeah, i think it's incredible to think that 75 years ago hatty mcdaniel won this award. she was playing a servant in "gone with the wind." and we have a plethora, so much depth now. "the butler," "12 years a slave." a lot of it comes down to who's behind the scenes, who's writing these films, who's producing these films and...
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. >>> important programming note, secretary of state john kerry will join our own andrea mitchell live today coming up on "andrea mitchell reports," at noon eastern on msnbc. it will be very interesting to see what the secretary says, particularly in the context of these changes in afghanistan. >>> now we're going to turn and get you the news feed and what you need to know this morning. very busy, any minute you could hear whether arizona governor jan brewer will sign or veto that controversial bill we've been reporting on, which tries to authorize a way for businesses to refuse service to gay americans on religious ground. people are lining up urging the governor to veto the bill, mitt romney, delta airlines, and intel. the governor weighed in a little bit with a tweet last night, "i assure you, as always, i will do the right thing for the state of arizona" and add the th the #sb1062. >>> another governor, meanwhile, feeling pressure today. new jersey governor chris christie will hold his second town hall meeting since the george washington bridge scandal swept up his administration.
. >>> important programming note, secretary of state john kerry will join our own andrea mitchell live today coming up on "andrea mitchell reports," at noon eastern on msnbc. it will be very interesting to see what the secretary says, particularly in the context of these changes in afghanistan. >>> now we're going to turn and get you the news feed and what you need to know this morning. very busy, any minute you could hear whether arizona governor jan brewer will...
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i think john kerry's been very strong. he's been over there, we saw him yesterday in kiev with the people of ukraine. he's brought it back to what it is. he's saying they want consent of the people. they want an economy that will louse people to live. i think he's bringing it back to -- that allows people to live. i think he's bringing it back to what they want. >> our interests in this area are so much more minimal than russia's. >> less -- more minimal than europe. europe has more at stake here, as well. >> absolutely. what we're willing to do given what putin's willing to do is far different. that handcuffs us a little bit. i think the idea that we have to be strong to prevent another one somewhere else is not realistic in terms of the way that geopolitical situations work. i think economic measures dealing with sanctions, dealing with business entanglement will be much more effective than any military possibility. and also one note -- a poll came out recently, this week, from the kremlin. this is extraordiflare. 73% of
i think john kerry's been very strong. he's been over there, we saw him yesterday in kiev with the people of ukraine. he's brought it back to what it is. he's saying they want consent of the people. they want an economy that will louse people to live. i think he's bringing it back to -- that allows people to live. i think he's bringing it back to what they want. >> our interests in this area are so much more minimal than russia's. >> less -- more minimal than europe. europe has more...
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is it kerry on the ground there? >> well, unfortunately, i'm not sure how much kerry on the ground will accomplish. i think it's a show of support for ukraine, but what i'm really looking at now is, do we see violence? it's a disturbing report the ukrainian troops have been ordered to surrender and we now have a real threat of force in the air. thus far, we sort of have military presence, but there has not been shooting and that could really take things to another level. so kerry's trip will be interesting, important show of support from washington for ukraine, but i think the big question now is, you know, do we start to see bloodshed that really escalates this situation. >> absolutely, michael, and we know the president has talked about cancelling the trip to the summit, shelving the trade agreement, as well as we heard secretary kerry talk about perhaps kicking moscow out of the group of eight, but the reality is, we've heard these types of threats or this type of positioning against russia in the past. "the new y
is it kerry on the ground there? >> well, unfortunately, i'm not sure how much kerry on the ground will accomplish. i think it's a show of support for ukraine, but what i'm really looking at now is, do we see violence? it's a disturbing report the ukrainian troops have been ordered to surrender and we now have a real threat of force in the air. thus far, we sort of have military presence, but there has not been shooting and that could really take things to another level. so kerry's trip...
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secretary of state john kerry says all options are on the table -- economic sanctions, bans on visas for russians seeking travel to the u.s. even freezing of russian assets held abroad. but none of that is enough for the gop. it used to be said politics ends at the water's edge, but republicans couldn't stop themselves from attacking the president's strategy. >> this is the ultimate result of a feckless foreign policy where nobody believes in america's strength anymore. >> i think putin is playing chess, and i think we're playing marbles. and i don't think it's even close. so if you look at the nuclear negotiations, we got our fannies handed to us. >> every time the president goes on national television and threatens putin or anyone like putin, everybody's eyes roll, including mine. we have a weak and indecisive president that invites aggression. >> the president invites aggression? he is feckless, weak? no. what is weak is the gop's inability to put politics aside. even at a time like this. joining me now is james peterson and dana milbank. thank you both for coming on the show toni
secretary of state john kerry says all options are on the table -- economic sanctions, bans on visas for russians seeking travel to the u.s. even freezing of russian assets held abroad. but none of that is enough for the gop. it used to be said politics ends at the water's edge, but republicans couldn't stop themselves from attacking the president's strategy. >> this is the ultimate result of a feckless foreign policy where nobody believes in america's strength anymore. >> i think...
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secretary kerry saying today that he spoke with russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, earlier today, again telling russia not to engage. so, that is what we have been hearing all along. president obama will undoubtedly come out with some stern words. what he will say specifically, we'll have to wait and see, but of course, earlier today, the former president of ukraine, yanukovych, has not been deposed he still leads himself as the leader of ukraine, despite the fact that many do not see the situation in that light. so president obama will come out. i expect him to have strong words from russia. clearly, this situation and russia entering that space only increasing tensions between the east and the west, between the united states and russia. u.s. officials have said all week long that this is not a return to the cold war, but alex there is no doubt that if russia has, in fact, engaged and entered ukraine, that that will increase these tensions, increase what has been a very frosty relationship between the united states and russia as of late. alex? >> you know, kristen, we spoke with
secretary kerry saying today that he spoke with russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, earlier today, again telling russia not to engage. so, that is what we have been hearing all along. president obama will undoubtedly come out with some stern words. what he will say specifically, we'll have to wait and see, but of course, earlier today, the former president of ukraine, yanukovych, has not been deposed he still leads himself as the leader of ukraine, despite the fact that many do not see...
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you heard john kerry more warnings. i've talked to some folks. there are some moves they could make and could make right now. they're not act of war moves. they are immediate economic sanctions. russia's largest banks are state owned banks. you could choke them economically in a hurry. the largest energy company is a pal of putin. just do it. just suspend it, be move, start the meeting. that was the sense that you're wondering why isn't the president out there saying okay, we have made these moves. he's done this. you know, it was before it was trying to play some diplomacy. but they've got this 24 hours and you hear john kerry with more warnings. they know he's got to act no more just issuing is harshly worded statements. >> tina brown, look, part of the bush era a lot of people recoiled against was the idea of talking tough and projecting american power as if somehow feeling better about that makes the world better. >> absolutely. there's no need to go off and be bellicose. now it's now what. marco rubio actually said haggle and kerry should go
you heard john kerry more warnings. i've talked to some folks. there are some moves they could make and could make right now. they're not act of war moves. they are immediate economic sanctions. russia's largest banks are state owned banks. you could choke them economically in a hurry. the largest energy company is a pal of putin. just do it. just suspend it, be move, start the meeting. that was the sense that you're wondering why isn't the president out there saying okay, we have made these...
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. >> state secretary jovhn kerry will travel to the ukraine on wednesday. a massive winter storm is hitting the northeast. >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. just like our last video, a thief is caught on camera inside a bait car. but this time the suspect makes a mad dash for freedom. and leads police and a television news crew through an 18 hole golf course. may 5th, 2008. las vegas. metro police have placed an unlocked bait car in the parking lot of the angel park golf club to lure car thieves who've been targeting the area. it's early in the morning but someone's already bitten. the car thief finds the keys in the center console of the cadillac escalade, gets into the driver's seat and takes off. checking to make sure he isn't being followed. but unbeknownst to him, authorities are tracking his movements. and they're not the only ones. high overhead, the crew in the action news camera is making their morning rounds. monitoring the police scanner and roads for any stories. and boy, do they find one. when aerial photographer jaso
. >> state secretary jovhn kerry will travel to the ukraine on wednesday. a massive winter storm is hitting the northeast. >>> welcome back to "caught on camera." i'm contessa brewer. just like our last video, a thief is caught on camera inside a bait car. but this time the suspect makes a mad dash for freedom. and leads police and a television news crew through an 18 hole golf course. may 5th, 2008. las vegas. metro police have placed an unlocked bait car in the...
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secretary of state john kerry flies to ukraine tomorrow. after the meeting today with the president of moldova, another former soviet republic whose security may depend on the result in ukraine. on sunday, kerry was quite strident in his condemnation of russia. >> this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th-century behavior in the 21st century. >> financial markets today appear to be exacting their own revenge on russia, and investors as a whole. u.s. markets are down triple digits in midday trading. while the main russian exchange lost about 11% of its value and the russian ruble hit an all-time low against the dollar. still, the question remains, how should the u.s. respond to this crisis, which began after the ouster of ukraine's pro-russia regime last month? the answer among some hawks is, naturally, first blame president obama. the "washington post" editorial section wrote today, "president obama has led a foreign policy based more on how he thinks the world should operate than o
secretary of state john kerry flies to ukraine tomorrow. after the meeting today with the president of moldova, another former soviet republic whose security may depend on the result in ukraine. on sunday, kerry was quite strident in his condemnation of russia. >> this is an act of aggression that is completely trumped up in terms of its pretext. it's really 19th-century behavior in the 21st century. >> financial markets today appear to be exacting their own revenge on russia, and...
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. >> well, i think various cabinet secretaries like john kerry and chuck hagel have been working the phones on both sides, with putin, leaders in ukraine, ange angela merkel. the president has communicate to putin we can't afford a retriggering of cold war lines, that ukraine should not be forced to choose between moscow on one side and europe of the both. chuck hagel had a talk today with the russian defense minister, a very, very tough talk and officials said it was conveyed in our eyes russia invaded ukraine today and then asked for permission later from the russian parliament. >> sure. heather, to that point, though, what options does president obama really have? we're talking about things like potential sanctions, like boycotting the g-8. but what leverage does the united states really have with russia at this point? >> we have some but it's limited. the political consequences, which we are talking about boycotting the g-8 and perhaps making it the g-7 and disinviting russia. they no longer really bronx in that group. you would see targeted economic sanctions, freezing of assets
. >> well, i think various cabinet secretaries like john kerry and chuck hagel have been working the phones on both sides, with putin, leaders in ukraine, ange angela merkel. the president has communicate to putin we can't afford a retriggering of cold war lines, that ukraine should not be forced to choose between moscow on one side and europe of the both. chuck hagel had a talk today with the russian defense minister, a very, very tough talk and officials said it was conveyed in our eyes...
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. >>> and then secretary of state john kerry heading to ukraine after more of putin's army moves in on crimea. at what point is russia's military intimidation an official declaration of war? this is "way too early." >>> hey there, everybody. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it is monday, march the 3rd, 2014. welcome to "way too early." the show that would have won best new short feature if we had been nominated. we always have next year. >>> we start off with weather. winter showing no signs of slowing down. new jersey in a state of emergency right now as places like atlantic city could get more than a foot of snow today. the federal government in d.c. has closed its offices and congress is closing business for today. this winter system has skewed south sparing much of the northeast. missouri and indiana have already seen heavy snow leaving roads there a mess. as the system moves through parts of the deep south it left behind heavy ice and slick roads causing troubles there. meteorologist bill karins, fill us in. how did it change? >> from friday it was looking like i-70 from indianap
. >>> and then secretary of state john kerry heading to ukraine after more of putin's army moves in on crimea. at what point is russia's military intimidation an official declaration of war? this is "way too early." >>> hey there, everybody. good morning. i'm thomas roberts. it is monday, march the 3rd, 2014. welcome to "way too early." the show that would have won best new short feature if we had been nominated. we always have next year. >>> we...
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it's hard to argue with that statement as secretary of state john kerry arrived in kiev today laying flowers at a tribute for those who died in last month's protest and to help the new eyo y ukrainian government. as well as an ongoing attempt to isolate russia. >> if russia does not choose to deescalate, our partners will have absolutely no choice but to join us to continue to expand upon steps we have taken in recent days in order to isolate russia politically, diplomatically, and economically. >> and as the u.s. picked its side, russian president vladimir putin finally broke his silence on ukraine. >> translator: what can be the reason to use our armed forces, he asked? this is, of course, the last resort. the audience was by invitation and russian only, and each reassurance came laced with a threat. if we see lawlessness in the east of ukraine, and we are asked for help, he said, we reserve the right to use all options at our disposal to protect those citizens. >> this afternoon, president obama dismissed that. >> what's happening there is not based on actual concern for russian n
it's hard to argue with that statement as secretary of state john kerry arrived in kiev today laying flowers at a tribute for those who died in last month's protest and to help the new eyo y ukrainian government. as well as an ongoing attempt to isolate russia. >> if russia does not choose to deescalate, our partners will have absolutely no choice but to join us to continue to expand upon steps we have taken in recent days in order to isolate russia politically, diplomatically, and...
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what more can you tell us about the aid package that kerry is delivering? >> well, it's $1 billion in loan guarantees, still has to be approved by congress. they seem to be pretty confident. when he arrived here, as you saw, we went immediately to the square. he lit a candle at the makeshift shrine to those who have fallen, surrounded by flowers, barbed wire as to how he felt and he said several times over, it's very moving. it's so moving, what people have sacrificed here. he has stopped and did stop frequently to talk to people, old and young and one older woman saying we are so poor. we are not separatists. we are poor. we need help. what the aid package also includes, chuck, is technical advice to the central bank, to the financial ministers, to try to recover stolen assets so they are sending people, the imf team is already on the ground. jack lew announced right now kerry is meeting with the transitional leaders, accompanied by the u.s. ambassador here and victoria nuland, who has played such an important role here in supporting the protesters and bec
what more can you tell us about the aid package that kerry is delivering? >> well, it's $1 billion in loan guarantees, still has to be approved by congress. they seem to be pretty confident. when he arrived here, as you saw, we went immediately to the square. he lit a candle at the makeshift shrine to those who have fallen, surrounded by flowers, barbed wire as to how he felt and he said several times over, it's very moving. it's so moving, what people have sacrificed here. he has stopped...
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kerry is in ukraine's capital of kiev. the secretary also visited independence square, which had been the center of protests and where a huge memorial has now been erected to those killed before president yanukovych was ousted. we'll bring you secretary kerry's remarks live when he starts. again, that's in about 15 minutes from now. meantime, speaking publicly for the first time since the ukraine crisis boiled over, president putin accused the west of encouraging a, quote, unconstitutional coup in ukraine and said russia reserves the right to use military force as a, quote, last resort. however, these images, obviously, are stirring. russian troops, who had taken control of a ukrainian air base in crimea fired warning shots as ukraine soldiers approached. all this as we said with secretary of state john kerry now in ukraine in a show of support. nbc news chief fortunate affairs correspondent andrea mitchell joins us now by phone in kiev. andrea, do we have a preview of what we might hear from secretary kerry? >> well, secr
kerry is in ukraine's capital of kiev. the secretary also visited independence square, which had been the center of protests and where a huge memorial has now been erected to those killed before president yanukovych was ousted. we'll bring you secretary kerry's remarks live when he starts. again, that's in about 15 minutes from now. meantime, speaking publicly for the first time since the ukraine crisis boiled over, president putin accused the west of encouraging a, quote, unconstitutional coup...
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secretary of state john kerry is leading the diplomacy from paris now, where he's getting ready to meet with his russian counterpart in the next hour. earlier he met with ukrainian foreign minister and british foreign minister. back in washington, president obama is pushing that diplomatic off-ramp to russia, pull back troops, instead let international monitors make sure ethnic russians are okay. the president spent nearly an hour yesterday talking to the key european player in all of this, german chancellor angela merkel, and he told democrats at a fundraising dinner last night, "we may be able to deescalate over the next days and weeks, but it's a serious situation and we're spending a lot of time on it." at a budget event yesterday, he struck a similar tone. >> president putin is pausing for a moment and reflecting on what's happened. there is a strong belief that russia's action is violating international law. i know president putin seems to have a different set of lawyers making a different set of interpretations, but i don't think that's fooling anybody. >> i want to bring in form
secretary of state john kerry is leading the diplomacy from paris now, where he's getting ready to meet with his russian counterpart in the next hour. earlier he met with ukrainian foreign minister and british foreign minister. back in washington, president obama is pushing that diplomatic off-ramp to russia, pull back troops, instead let international monitors make sure ethnic russians are okay. the president spent nearly an hour yesterday talking to the key european player in all of this,...
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. >> -- of john kerry's performance. peggy noonan this morning in the "wall street journal" talks about how kerry right now is an indispensable voice for america on the global stage. >> doing exactly what we need our secretary of state to do. >> he really is. and she also said that he actually would speak out and has actually spoken out and been far more aggressive in his predecessor and didn't measure every word, let's say, for political reasons. >> assertive and clear. meanwhile, in washington, the president tried to give putin room and save face and back off. >> there is a strong belief that russia's action is violating international law. i know president putin seems to have a different set of lawyers making a different set of interpretations. but i don't think that's fooling anybody. >> during a standoff, russian soldiers fired warning shots at 200 unarmed ukrainian military personnel trying to enter their own air base. and then, we have this going on back in the u.s. republican senator lindsey graham used twitter to
. >> -- of john kerry's performance. peggy noonan this morning in the "wall street journal" talks about how kerry right now is an indispensable voice for america on the global stage. >> doing exactly what we need our secretary of state to do. >> he really is. and she also said that he actually would speak out and has actually spoken out and been far more aggressive in his predecessor and didn't measure every word, let's say, for political reasons. >> assertive...
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secretary of state john kerry is calling it an active war. already an impact to travelers, 1800 flights have been cancelled today. 1500 have been cancelled for tomorrow. back to "caught on camera." >>> breaking news from libya, these are live pictures from green square in the center of tripoli. crowds have filled the street after rebels entered the capitol. they say their forces have control of 95% of tripoli. as for libyan leader gadhafi within his whereabouts are not known. two of his sons have reportedly been captured. a third reportedly surrendered. nato says the events of the past few hours show the gadhafi regime clearly is crumbling. now back to caught on camera. >>> welcome back to caught on camera. i'm contessa brewer. imagine being in a hot air balloon drifting through a cloudless day. what could be more sublime and what could be more frightening when the wind carries that balloon straight into high voltage wires? that's just what one spectator caught on camera. october 1984, a hot air balloon draws closely to electrical power lines
secretary of state john kerry is calling it an active war. already an impact to travelers, 1800 flights have been cancelled today. 1500 have been cancelled for tomorrow. back to "caught on camera." >>> breaking news from libya, these are live pictures from green square in the center of tripoli. crowds have filled the street after rebels entered the capitol. they say their forces have control of 95% of tripoli. as for libyan leader gadhafi within his whereabouts are not known....
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secretary of state john kerry met today in paris with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov but could not convince lavrov to meet directly the acting ukrainian foreign minister. meanwhile, in crimea, a senior u.n. envoy was threatened at gunpoint by someone in a pro-russian crowd that demanded he leave the region. the shaken diplomat quickly headed for the airport. and on the ground, the situation remained extremely tense as russian forces continue to occupy ukrainian military installations and maintain their black cade of ukrainian military ships in crimea. in the eastern part of the country, meanwhile, scuffles broke out between pro-russian demonstrators and those who support a united ukraine. back in the united states, conservatives had a message of their own -- as complicated and worrying as the situation in ukraine may be, it is also a perfect justification for everything they already believed. >> this is a symptom of a greater problem. it really in many ways started with benghazi when our consulate was overrun and our first ambassador was killed in 30 something years in the line
secretary of state john kerry met today in paris with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov but could not convince lavrov to meet directly the acting ukrainian foreign minister. meanwhile, in crimea, a senior u.n. envoy was threatened at gunpoint by someone in a pro-russian crowd that demanded he leave the region. the shaken diplomat quickly headed for the airport. and on the ground, the situation remained extremely tense as russian forces continue to occupy ukrainian military installations...
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kerry said he was coming as a gesture of support to the interim ukrainian government. he was well received when he visited the barricades that turned into a shrine covered in flowers for those many of whom were shot by snipers during the violence of just a few days ago, which saw the overthrow of yanukovych. now, also at the same time, he went and met leaders and told them about this offer, a bill dollar loan agreement. i think the tone of what he has been saying here is well received in terms of the passion and also in terms of the disdain towards the comments that came from putin earlier. so generally it's been very well received here. good comments on the social media. and i guess really now is how he can turn this offer the financial aid into something concrete with the help of the imf and the eu, ronan. >> a tough climate out there. we appreciate you joining us. ian williams reporting from kiev. thank you again. >>> in this tug of war you just heard about between america and russia, the question remains is anything strong enough to over -- on why russia is so inve
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he actually traveled to paris with kerry after kerry's high profile visit to that country's capital yesterday. the meeting concluded with issuing of the statements saying in part, "united states, united kingdom, and ukraine agreed direct talks between ukraine and russia facilitated as needed by members of the international community are crucial to resolving the current situation." meantime, russian troops remain in firm control of ukraine's crimea peninsula, amid lingering fears they will not stop there. jim maceda joins us live from moscow with more on the diplomatic efforts under way. jim, what's the latest? >> reporter: hi, there, tamron, well, that meeting you referred to was indeed brief, kerry did urge lavrov to have direct talks. that seems to be an important theme now, unifying this swirl of activity. it was their first face-to-face since the ukraine crisis escalated. that is just one example of this, again, this flurry happening over the past 24 hours, tamron, the chances of avoiding war in ukraine seem to have gotten a boost from vladimir putin's comments. yesterday if you recall, h
he actually traveled to paris with kerry after kerry's high profile visit to that country's capital yesterday. the meeting concluded with issuing of the statements saying in part, "united states, united kingdom, and ukraine agreed direct talks between ukraine and russia facilitated as needed by members of the international community are crucial to resolving the current situation." meantime, russian troops remain in firm control of ukraine's crimea peninsula, amid lingering fears they...
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we have heard from secretary kerry once. here he was earlier laying the foundation before the talks began. >> the united states of america, the russian federation, and the united kingdom of great britain and north ireland reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of ukraine. weapons will not be used against ukraine. >> congress is stepping in, and russian president vladimir putin, here was speaker boehner this morning on the subject. >> steps that have not been taken over the last three or four years frankly allowed putin to believe that he could do what he's doing without -- without any reaction from us. but given where we are, we're here in a bipartisan way trying to irk with with the president. >> john boehner urging more action and the u.s. is not alone in offering up assistance. the european union is now offering a massive aid package, $15 billion to the interim yo ukrainian government. here to help sort through all this is senior oba
we have heard from secretary kerry once. here he was earlier laying the foundation before the talks began. >> the united states of america, the russian federation, and the united kingdom of great britain and north ireland reaffirm their obligation to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of ukraine. weapons will not be used against ukraine. >> congress is stepping in, and russian president vladimir putin, here was speaker...
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. >> meanwhile, secretary of state john kerry isn't minceing his words. he gave put an strong message on sunday. >> the reason for this, david, is because you just don't invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests. >> interesting. i seem to remember this president invading a country on completely trumped up pretext. conserve stiff policy, you know what they've done? they have made us weaker, if we are weaker when it comes to foreign policy, because right now, we've got limited options. back in 2001, i believe it was problem who said he found putin to be very trust worthy. >> i looked the man in the eye i found him to be very straight forward and trust worthy. now, we had a very good dialogue. i was able to get a stens of his soul. he's a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country. >> yeah, soul, brochlts where is it now? one meeting and bush was sold putin is a great guy. so it's all president obama's fault. to say president obama has been weak on foreign policy is flat out wrong and it's lying
. >> meanwhile, secretary of state john kerry isn't minceing his words. he gave put an strong message on sunday. >> the reason for this, david, is because you just don't invade another country on phony pretext in order to assert your interests. >> interesting. i seem to remember this president invading a country on completely trumped up pretext. conserve stiff policy, you know what they've done? they have made us weaker, if we are weaker when it comes to foreign policy,...
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let's go to dick gephardt, also deputy campaign manager for john kerry's presidential bid, where i should mention we worked do, and republican strategist and john feehery. long intros, because you guys have lot done a lot of thing. steve, the bask argument chris christie is making is bomb he had two carefully choreographed events, where no one managed to get in a question out of those 28 questions on bridge-gate, that now this is behind the people of new jersey. is that right? >> i don't think so. i think the problem chris christie has is there's still a lot of information out there that has to be gathered. when all of the people involved are hiring criminal attorneys, that's generally not a good way to launch a compare for president. i think the question isn't whether he will run for president. the question is will he be governor at the end of this year. >> wow, that's strong talk. i'll tell you someone who did disagree, a former republican governor of new jersey. john, i want you to listen to this. we had christine todd on this yesterday. this is what she said yesterday. >> he needs to
let's go to dick gephardt, also deputy campaign manager for john kerry's presidential bid, where i should mention we worked do, and republican strategist and john feehery. long intros, because you guys have lot done a lot of thing. steve, the bask argument chris christie is making is bomb he had two carefully choreographed events, where no one managed to get in a question out of those 28 questions on bridge-gate, that now this is behind the people of new jersey. is that right? >> i don't...
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secretary kerry heads to ukraine later today. back at home, it may actually be chillier inside than outside. when president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meet today. we have new details from the reporter who sat down with the president to preview the meeting of the upcoming mideast peace talks. >>> plus, whether you're talking presidents, governors, or gazillionaire gad flies, week two of the tdr 50 is ready to roll. >>> good morning from a wild and winltry washington. as you can see behind me, it's monday, march 3rd, 2014. the government is closed today. we'll get to the first reads in a moment. let's get the latest on the winter storm system impacting more than 130 million people and has shut down the federal government yet again. new jersey just joined three other states and the district of columbia to declare a state of emergency. the storm system has iced roads and dropped temperatures across the ohio valley as well as into kentucky. nasa tweeted this image showing just how vast this storm system is. an
secretary kerry heads to ukraine later today. back at home, it may actually be chillier inside than outside. when president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu meet today. we have new details from the reporter who sat down with the president to preview the meeting of the upcoming mideast peace talks. >>> plus, whether you're talking presidents, governors, or gazillionaire gad flies, week two of the tdr 50 is ready to roll. >>> good morning from a wild and...